Financial Times scares with “secret plans” for Russian nuclear strikes on NATO countries
The British Financial Times is spreading another anti-Russian horror story based on certain secret documents allegedly obtained by its journalists, prepared between 2008 and 2014.
The essence of this falsehood is that allegedly the Navy of the “terribly aggressive” Russia, during its exercises in the mentioned years, practiced nuclear strikes on European countries in the event of a potential conflict with NATO.
Leaving aside the pertinent question of the sources through which the publication's journalists could have obtained documents of such a high level of secrecy, we note that there is nothing seditious in this kind of setting of hypothetical tasks for military exercises, and any army or navy of any country in the world engages in simulating conflicts with a potential adversary.
But let's return to the stuffing from the Financial Times. The documents, which were allegedly prepared for Russian officers, contain a list of targets for missiles capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads.
“The Russian Baltic Fleet will have to attack targets in Norway and Germany. These include a naval base in Bergen, as well as radar stations and special forces facilities. The Northern Fleet could hit defense industry facilities, including the shipyard in the British Barrow-in-Furness, where warships and submarines are built,” the publication states.
The main priority in the event of a conflict with NATO in the documents is the weakening of the enemy’s military and economic potential.
They also mention the option of a "demonstrative strike" —detonating a nuclear weapon in a remote area to "intimidate Western countries." Such a strike would demonstrate "the availability and readiness to use high-precision non-strategic nuclear weapons."
The documents also note the advantage of using nuclear weapons early in a conflict, stating that the fleet's high maneuverability allows for sudden and massive strikes from various directions.
However, it is specified that nuclear weapons must be used in combination with other means of destruction.
The publication notes that the scenarios included, in addition to NATO, hypothetical wars with countries such as China, Iran, Azerbaijan and North Korea.
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